Receptacle and utensil.



A.W.0BERMANN. EEGE'PTAGLB AND UTENSIL. APPLICATION FILED MB. 29, 1911lole or utensil is placed -eeptacle or utensil in a manner f narranenanas narrano? AUGUST W'. BER/MANN, 0E JOHNSTOiVN, EENNSYLVNI..

Application faeaeprn 29, ani'4 specification of Letters Patent.

"Eater/ated Feb. itil, teil3..

Serial No. 624,125

To all fic/1.0mit may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUST W. OBER- MANN, a citizen ot the United States.of America, residing at Johnstown, in the county of Cambria. and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usetul Improvements inReceptacles and Utensils, ot' which the. following is a specification,retcrenee being` had vtherein to the accompanying` drawing.

This invention relates to receptacles and utensils having bails orpivoted handles, and the object of the invention is to provide areasrwill be hereinafter set forth for supporting the bail or pivotedhandle whereby it cannot contact with the sides of the receptacle orutensil and become heated to that degree as to burn the hand whengripping the .bail or handle.

My invention aims to provide ears that wi-ll permit-'0f a bail orpivoted handle being swung to engage the outer walls ot' the re-vceptacle or utensil, when necessary, otherwise supporting the bail orpiyoted handle in 4an elevated position, -whereby it cannot contact withthe Valls ot' the receptacle or utensil and` become heated when thereceptw upon a Stove for heating the contents thereof. To this end, lprovide a receptacle or utensil with diamet rically opposed slotted earsthat permit of the eyelet ends ot the bail or pivoted handle beingshifted within the ears, whereby the bail or pivoted handle can besupported in an upright position or in a lowered position against thewalls of the receptacle.

Thel invention will be hereinafter specifically described and thenclaimed, and reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1is a perspective view of a receptacle constructed in accordance withthis invention, Fig. Q is an enlarged side elevation of a portion otlhesame, Fig. 2l is an enlarged transverse sectional view of a portion ofthe receptacle, and Fig. 4 is a longitudinalsectional View of the same.

The reference numeral l denotes an ordinary receptacle or utensil andsecured to the side walls thereof, preferably adjacent to the upperedges and -at diametrically opposed pointsby rivets 2 or other fasteningmeans to support the bail in are ears, each ear comprising a, securingver-A tical flange through which the rivets Q extend, horizontal bod-7 itermed integral with the upper edge ont the ilange 3, and e verticalportion 5 formed integral with the outer edge ot' the. horizontal body'-l, said vertical portion having the upper edges thereof rounded, asat. 6. The vertical portion 5 is provided with a vertical centrally.disposed slot l having the lower end thereot1 terminating in a shortslot 8 formed centrally et the horizontal body f and lthese two coinmunicating slots aire adapted to aeeomn'iodate the oblong` eye D at oneend of a bail or pivoted handle l0, said hail or handle having arotatable grip ila lilith the lower ends et' the t? Ain the unper endsoithe slots the bail can bo swung downwardlyf against the outer walls ofthe receptacle "i, and should it bec'lesirek1 an elevated position, lthe eyes 9 lowered in as shown in Fig. the slots 7 and S and byreleasing the hail the lower ends oi' the eye 9 walls of the slots i'and support the bail t0 in a vertical position, thereby preventing thebail from being heated by contacting with the sidewalls ofi thereeentaele i..

What lelaiin is :vd

ln combination, a receptacle having bail-- receiving ear, said earhaving a bend to torni angular port-ions andalso having an elongatedslot in said portions and extending through the bend, one ol saidangular por-v tions having an unbroken. curved peripheral edge, and abail having an elongated eye mounted in the. slot, said eye boing of alength to permit it to pass through the slot at the bend when the. bailis in an approxiu mately vertical position, said eye the walls of saidslot forming the sole positionretaining means toi-.the bail when thelatter is in Isaid vertical position, the eye of the bail the otherangular portion.

ln testimony whereof l in the presence of two wltnesses.

AUGUST w. osnsnaiin.

Witnesses:

H. C. Evnn'r, C. T. Hoon.

will rest upon thev havinr a lene'th reater tha the length of atiix mysignature

